Harrison's comma
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59049/57344, or Harrison's comma, is the amount by which ten 3/2s exceed 7/4 <span style="line-height: 1.5;">(all octave-reduced). In other words, (3/2)^10 = 7 * 59049/57344. It is tempered out in [[Meantone family|septimal meantone]]</span>, where ten generators is mapped to 7/4<span style="line-height: 1.5;">.</span> <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Its value is </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-right;">50.72410 cents.</span> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 25px; width: 1px;"> || 59049/57344 || </span>
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<html><head><title>59049_57344</title></head><body>59049/57344, or Harrison's comma, is the amount by which ten 3/2s exceed 7/4 <span style="line-height: 1.5;">(all octave-reduced). In other words, (3/2)^10 = 7 * 59049/57344. It is tempered out in <a class="wiki_link" href="/Meantone%20family">septimal meantone</a></span>, where ten generators is mapped to 7/4<span style="line-height: 1.5;">.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Its value is </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-right;">50.72410 cents.</span><br />
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